Hareg Cafe & Variety Ethiopian Tastes

Always incredible food and servings! Staff are always so lovely.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Vegan platter is delicious, highly recommend!!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best coffee in the worlds

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was excellent and owners were very accommodating.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious food and coffee.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Been a long time customer and the food is delicious but unfortunately the takeout portions are just so small in comparison to a year ago.

Food: 5

Went with friends, very delicious 😋Do expect to wait since it's probably only one chef and server. However, the restaurant is quiet which makes it great for conversation.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I honestly don’t understand how this place has such high ratings, because my experience was the complete opposite. The entire restaurant was being run by one overwhelmed staff member, which meant the service was painfully slow from start to finish.
The bathroom situation alone was enough to make me want to leave: the sink had no running water, and instead they placed two water pitchers there for people to wash their hands!! I’ve never seen anything like that in a restaurant and it did not feel sanitary at all.

I’ve been to many Ethiopian restaurants locally and in other cities, so I know what good Ethiopian food should taste like. Unfortunately, the food here was cold, overly oily, and just didn’t taste good.

Overall, this was one of the most disappointing dining experiences I’ve had. The glowing reviews simply don’t match the reality I saw. I won’t be returning.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Cannot recommend enough!

The food is fresh and flavourful and the service is wonderful. And the prices are VERY reasonable!

My wife and I go for date nights regularly. Our kids love it too!

Consider trying the special coffee service where they roast the beans in front of you! That coffee is so strong and delicious, but it'll keep you up!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious food , good atmosphere and also traditional coffee you can enjoy it

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Authentic vibe and tasty food. Such good spice mixes. The lentil sambusa was delightful and the platters are full of flavour and colours. Definitely come here if you are in the Glebe, or center town of Ottawa. Right off the 417.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This platter was supposedly for 2 people but you can easily feed 4. Well-spiced, comforting and just delicious all-around. The real star for me however was the sambussa - highly recommended!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Really enjoyed our time here. Wondwossen and Thomas were friendly and hospitable. We had lamb and vegetables with injera. So good. Wondwossen told us some Ethiopian history. There are beautiful pictures and art that displays the life and Ethiopian culture. Definitely, we must return.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

tasty fresh food. best injera in town! the veg platter is my go to. the traditional coffee service is awesome too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had the lamb platter for two; it was delicious and filling. Found the food to be very reasonably priced for a sit-down restaurant. Atmosphere was nice, bathrooms were clean. Shoutout to the owner!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5